Frame Conditions - Buckle. Chevrolet PJJ 2001

For 1990-2009 cars

Condition | Action
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Using equipment like snow plows for which the frame was not designed. | Straighten and reinforce the frame. Refer to Straightening Frames.
A collision involving the vehicle.
A fire involving the vehicle.
Abrupt changes in section modulus.

Improper body, or accessory mounting, which may include the following:

• | Holes drilled in the flange of the frame rail.

• | Too many holes in the web section of the rail.

• | Holes in the web section which are too close to each other.

• | Four or more holes in the same vertical line of the rail web.

• | Welds on the flange, particularly across the flange or along its edge.

• | Cutting holes in the rail with a torch.

• | Cutting notches anywhere on the rails.